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A normal oxygen level in the blood is between 95 per cent and 100 per cent.
In an attempt to save lives, the NHS
bought hundreds of thousands of oximeters (oxygen monitors) for patients with Covid-19 to use at home
.
The Covid Oximetry at Home service was
set up by NHS England as a way of making sure patients vulnerable to coronavirus are monitored at home and any deterioration picked up and treated quickly, increasing their chance of recovery.
Once a person tests positive for Covid-19, the test-and-trace service notifies their GP, which enables them to refer eligible people into the service
(Photo : Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
LES ROQUETES DEL GARRAF, SPAIN - APRIL 28: Carmen Maya is checked her oxygen level using a oximeter during a domiciliary visit on April 28, 2020 in Les Roquetes del Garraf, near Barcelona, Spain. Dr. Lluisa Calvet is monitoring over 60 coronavirus patients who are recovering or decided to stay at home on a daily basis. Domiciliary primary health care doctors are doing a crucial task filtering and monitoring COVID-19 patients to protect Spanish hospitals from being over-crowded.
According to News Week s latest report, some patients are using oximeters during the ongoing global pandemic to check and monitor the level of oxygen in their bloodstreams.
COVID-19: This oxygen measuring technology may save lives
This technology is being rolled out to high-risk patients of COVID-19, so they can keep track of the oxygen levels around the clock.
By Hanie Abdul Razak| Published: 22nd January 2021 5:54 pm IST The pulse oximeter works by shining a light into your finger and by checking the amount of light that has been absorbed by the blood it measures its oxygen level.
Technology by the name of pulse oximeter which allows patients to check the oxygen levels in their blood may ultimately help save their lives.
COVID-19 is known for inducing silent hypoxia in a patient, a condition where oxygen level in the blood drops well below the minimum but patients do not feel an immediate discomfort, which has resulted in people being admitted to hospitals in much worser conditions with dwindling chances of effective treatment.